Happy Halloween and Congratulations!

October 31, 2018

Justine Aichelberger and Jesse Seads met at a Halloween party seven years ago, so when the young man was plotting a surprise marriage proposal recently, he was determined to include pumpkins; so very many pumpkins; in his plan. 640 to be exact.

Seads had arranged for his girlfriend to "win" an aerial tour for two over Vancouver Island. Once airborne, Aichelberger could have hardly predicted that the flight would take her and her then boyfriend, now fiance, directly over Gobind Farms, where 640 pumpkins clearly spelled out the question "Justine Will You Marry Me?"

The romantic groom to be pulled out a diamond engagement ring when the pumpkin message came into view. A stunned Aichelberger said, "Yes," and the couple celebrated their engagement with some high flying selfies and a glass of champagne.

“It kind of read ‘Justine will you marry me’ and it took me a minute for me to take it all in. I was really shocked,” Aichelberger told cheknews.ca. "I’m so happy, he will do anything for me. He would move the world if he could for me. It’s just an amazing feeling.”

Seads had enlisted the help of his parents, Douglas and Julie, friend Andreas Bokelman and 95 year old neighbor Jim Squire for the difficult task of rolling hundreds of pumpkins precisely into place.

The flight continued from Saanichton northwest to scenic Courtenay, where the happy couple gathered with friends and family at a cabin on the beach.

Seads said the pumpkin proposal was well worth the effort.

“Any time she thinks of pumpkins in the future or sees pumpkins, pumpkin pies or whatever, she will think of our engagement day,” Seads told cheknews.ca. How many pumpkin pies can be made with 640 pumpkins? How much did 640 pumpkins cost? How did Seads afford 640 pumpkins and a diamond engagement ring?

The couple has yet to announce a wedding date. A Halloween wedding perhaps?